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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Salary in West Virginia

SOC 47-2073 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in West Virginia is $50,010 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $24.04 per hour. This is 15% below the national median of $58,710. 7,940 people work as Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in West Virginia. Wages have grown 17% since 2014, when the median was $42,670.

Median Annual Salary

$50,010

Mean Annual

$54,050

Median Hourly

$24.04

Total Employed

7,940

Location Quotient

3.72

Concentrated here

Salary Distribution

$36k
10th
$41k
25th
$50k
Median
$62k
75th
$81k
90th

How This Compares

West Virginia

$50,010

this metro

United States

$58,710

you earn -15% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table
Year Median Annual
2024 $50,010
2023 $47,320
2022 $48,260
2021 $46,860
2020 $39,700
2019 $44,670
2018 $40,270
2017 $39,380
2016 $39,880
2015 $44,480
2014 $42,670

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